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Histotechnologist (HTL) Position Details & Requirements

Pay & Sign-On Bonus :

  • Hourly Pay : $24.32 $39.36 / hr
  • Sign-On Bonus :

$12,000 for a 2-year commitment (less than 1 year of experience)

  • $15,000 for a 2-year commitment (more than 1 year of experience)
  • Paid within the first 90 days of start date

    • 1. Work Locations & Shifts

    Large Academic Level I Trauma Hospital Multiple Shifts Available :

  • Daylight : Monday Friday, variable start between 3 : 00 a.m. 7 : 00 a.m.
  • Afternoon : Monday Friday, 1 : 00 p.m. 9 : 30 p.m.
  • Night : Monday Friday, 10 : 00 p.m. 6 : 30 a.m.

    • Children's Hospital :

  • Day Shift : 11 : 00 a.m. 7 : 30 p.m., with rotating weekends and holidays
  • Note : Schedule may adjust with new service lines. Flexibility is valued to determine the most efficient start time.

    • 2. Responsibilities

  • Accurately prepare slides for microtomy using barcode labels to maintain correct patient identification.
  • Demonstrate complete knowledge of CoPath related to Histology workflow.
  • Progress toward working independently in advanced staining areas.
  • Ensure all tissues are embedded and cut according to department-specific protocols with proper orientation and complete sections, free of folds, chatter, artifacts, or floaters.
  • Maintain instruments following quality control specifications and daily maintenance protocols.
  • Perform QC checks at each phase of processing / staining.
  • Perform ancillary or miscellaneous tasks such as filing, cleaning, and stocking supplies.
  • Process and prepare surgical and autopsy tissue specimens for embedding, cutting, staining, and coverslipping.
  • Embed and cut specialized tissue, including minute biopsy protocols.

    • 3. Qualifications

  • Education :

    • Successful completion of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college / university with 30 semester hours of biology and chemistry .

  • Experience :

    • 1 year of clinical histology laboratory experience post-training if not a graduate of an accredited training program .

  • Certification :

    • ASCP Histotechnologist (HTL) certification required within 12 months of hire .

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